Using The Probe - GE JGS968 Owner's Manual

Using the probe. (on
some models)
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For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for aloneness. The
temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want.
The temperature probe has a
skewer-like probe at one end and a
plug at the other end that goes title
the outlet d7the oven.
Use of probes other than tile one
proxided with this product ma) result in
daillage to tile probe or oxen control,
Use tile handles of tile probe and plug
when inserting and remoxim, tl/em fl'()m
tile tood and outlet.
To avoiddamaglbg yourprobe,donot use
tongstopuff on thecamewhenremowbg it
To avoidbreaking theprobe, m akesurefood
iscompletely defrosted beforeinserting.
To prevent p ossible bums,donot unplug the
probefromtheoufletunti/theovenhas
cooler_
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Neverleave yourprobe lbside the ovenduring
a self-cleaning cycle.
Donot store the probe in the oven.
_Mier preparing tile meat and placing it
on a trivet or on the broiler pan grid,
tOllow these directions for proper probe
placement,
Insert the probe completely into the
meat. It should not touch bone, fat or
gristle.
For roasts Mth no bone, insert tile probe
into tile meatiest part of tile roast. For
bone-in
haul or laud), insert tile probe
into tile center of tile lowest laige muscle.
Insert the probe into the center of dishes
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ll/eat loaf or casseroles.
Insert tile probe into tile meatiest part of
the inner thigh fl'om below and parallel
to the leg era whole turkey.
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How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe (onsomemodels)
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Insert tile probe into tile fi_od.
Plug tile probe into tile outlet ill tile
oven. Make sure it's pushed all the
way ill. Close the oven dora: Make
sure the probe cable is not touching
tile broil element.
[] Touch tile
PROBE
pad.
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Touch tile munber pads to set
tile desired internal fi)od or meat
temperature. Tile maxinmn/
internal temperature for tile
food that you can set is 200°E
[] Touch
tile BAKEpad.
[] Touch tile munber pads to set tile
desired oxen temperature.
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Touch tile START
pad.
Thedisplay will flashif theprobeis lbserted
intotheoutletandyouhavenotset a probe
temperature a ndtouched theSTART pad
_Mter tile internal temperature of
the food reaches 100°E the changing
internal temperature will be shown ill
tile display:
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XYhen tile internal temperature of
tile food reaches tile munber you
have set, the probe and the oven
turn off and tile oven control
signals. To stop the signal, much the
CLEAR!OFFpad. Use hot pads to
remove tile probe ti'om tile too(l.
Do not use tongs to pull on it--they
might (lmnage it.
To change tile oven temperature during
tile Roast cycle, touch tile BAKE pad and
then tile nmnber pads to set tile new
temperature.
If the probe Isremoved from the food before
the final temperature is reached, a tone will
soundand the display will flash until the probe
is removed from the oven.
Youcan use the timer even though you
cannot use t/kned oven operations while
using the probe. 1 7